NORFOLK, Va. — A 19-year-old passenger in the SUV that crashed while trying to avoid getting hit by gunfire on I-64 Thursday evening has died, according to Virginia State Police.
Five teenagers were driving in a BMW SUV at the time of the incident, state police say, four of which were taken to the hospital for treatment. The 19-year-old died on Friday from an apparent gunshot wound, police said.
An unknown person in an unidentified vehicle fired at the SUV near Northampton Boulevard and Military Highway. While driving to evade the gunshots, the SUV crashed.
State police say around 7:41 p.m., troopers went to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on I-64 westbound near Military Highway, exit 281, in Norfolk.
This marks the second fatal shooting in the past eight days on I-64 that led to a crash.
The preliminary investigation in that incident, which occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 24, showed a 2024 blue Honda SUV ran off the road and crashed into the guardrail on I-64 eastbound in York County. The driver was sent to a local hospital, where she died from a gunshot wound.
State police said they believe the Oct. 2 incident to be isolated, with no ongoing threat to the public.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is asked to call #77 or the Virginia State Police Chesapeake Division at 1-804-750-8788.
